Rosana Melo is a Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian popular

Popular culture

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 singer who rose to prominence in 2005 participating in the TV show Gente que Brilha on SBT.

Domingão do Faustão

On May 27, 2007, Rosana appeared on Domingão do Faustão

Domingão do Faustão

Domingão do FaustãoIt consists of a talk show that also features live music performances as well as special segments, such as the Dança dos Famosos and the more recent Dança no Gelo .-Facts:* Domingão do Faustão is one of the oldest of Globo's TV...

, a weekly variety show hosted by Fausto Silva on Rede Globo

Rede Globo

Rede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings...

. She was one of 16 female singers who were chosen among 2000 candidates for the semifinals of a competition that would chose the new lead singer of the band of Domingão. Each week, 4 singers would appear on the show to sing an international song and a Brazilian one. The jury, formed by Márcio Trigo (artistic director of Domingão), Wagner Faria (music producer of the show), Roberta Miranda

Roberta Miranda

Roberta Miranda, artistic name of Maria Albuquerque Miranda, from João Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil is a Brazilian singer. She is the third best-selling female artist in Brazil behind Xuxa and Maria Bethania , with 14.2 million discs sold so far. She got her start in the music industry singing in the...

 (Brazilian singer), João Carlos Martins (piano player) and Marco Mazzola (producer), would choose one singer a week to be at the final competition on June 24.

Rosana sang Não Quero Dinheiro, recorded by Tim Maia

Tim Maia

Tim Maia , born Sebastião Rodrigues Maia in Rio de Janeiro, was a famous Brazilian musician known for his iconoclastic, ironic, outspoken, and polemical musical style...

, and Can't Take my Eyes Off of You, by Frankie Valli. She lost her place at the finals to Suellen Graciano.

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)